Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 9, 1 Kepakemapa 2004 — Ocean resources [ARTICLE]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

Ocean resources

OHA, working in partnership with the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, will be sponsoring community conversations in September and October to integrate traditional and cultural knowledge into the Hawai'i Oeean Resources Management Plan Update. The meetings, scheduled for eaeh island, will allow the community to share concerns and knowledge about oeean and coastal issues specific to eaeh island. Issues raised at these meetings will be incorporated into the Hawai'i Summit-to-Sea 2004 conference scheduled for Dec. 6-8 at the Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel, as well as follow-up workshops that will integrate Native Hawaiian resource-management knowledge throughout the revised Hawai'i Oeean Resources Management Plan. "The community's input will be

invaluable for assuring the protection and incorporation of Native Hawaiian values and knowledge into the current practices that impact oeean and coastal resource management," said OHA Native Rights Advocate Heidi Kai Guth. The meeting schedule is as follows: • West Kaua'i and Ni'ihau - Mon. Sept. 13, Kekaha Neighborhood Center, 6-9 p.m. Contact

Kaua'i OHA Office, 808-241-3390 or 808-651-2527; • East Kaua'i - Tues. Sept. 14, Kapa'a Puhlie Library, 6-9 p.m. Contact Kaua'i OHA Office, 808-241-3390 or 808-651-2527; • Hilo - Mon. Sept. 20, Komohana Agricultural Complex, 875 Komohana Ave., 6:30-9 p.m. Contact Hilo OHA Office, 808-920-6418; • Kona - Tues. Sept. 21, evening, location TBA. Contact Kona OHA Office, 808-329-7368; • Maui - Wed. Sept. 22, Maui Community College Student Lounge, 6-9 p.m. Contact Maui OHA Office, 808-243-5219; • Moloka'i - Fri. Sept. 24, Kūlana 'Ōiwi Conference Room, 6:30-9 p.m.

Contact Moloka'i OHA Office, 808-560-3963 or 808-560-3611; • Lāna'i - Wed. Sept. 29, Lāna'i Puhlie and School Library, 6-8:30 p.m. Contact Joelle Aoki, 808-565-6043; • O'ahu - Wai'anae, Honolulu, Kāne'ohe, Hale'iwa - dates, times and locations TBA. Contact Apolei Bargamento, 594-1961.